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' No. 477,862. Patented June 28, 1892.

WQ/% zww UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IVILLIAMC. HOMAN, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE EDWARD MILLER& COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

WlCK-RAISER FOR CENTRAL-DRAFT LAMPS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 477,862, dated June 28,1892.

Application filed October 19, 1891- Serial No. 409206. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM C. HOMAN, of Meriden, in the county of NewHaven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement inick-Adjusters for Central- Draft Lamps; and I do hereby declare thefollowing, when taken in connection with accompanying drawings and theletters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of thisspecification, and represent, in-

Figure 1, a view in vertical central section of alamp constructed with awick-adjuster made in accordance with my invention and showing thedevice in its operative position; Fig. 2, an enlarged broken view,partly in section and partly in elevation, showing the lamp with theburner-socket removed and the wickadjuster raised to its highestposition for the detachment of the draw-bar, as indicated by brokenlines, to permit the integral removal of the wick-carrier; Fig. 3, aView on the same scale, in side elevation, of the wick-band and one ofthe clamping-arms of the wick-carrier, the socket projecting outwardlyfrom the lower edge of the band being clearly shown; Fig. 4, a brokenview,in side elevation, of the central draft-tube of the lamp, showingone of the. long operating-recesses therein; Fig. 5, a detached view invertical central section, showing the inside of the wick-carrier; Fig.6, a detached perspective'view of the guide.

My invention relates to an improvement in wick-adj usters forcentral-draft lamps, the object being'to produce a removable devicenotonly simple and cheap in construction and effective in operation, butalso one adapted to permit the wick to be applied and removed with greatfacility with very little handling and by an inexperienced person.

With these ends in view my invention consists in the combination, with awick-carrier adapted to be applied to the draft-tube of a lamp andconstructed with a horizontal radial socket, forming a long bearing, ofa draw-bar constructed at its lower end with a foot shaped to enter saidsocket removably, and thus couple the carrier and bar together.

My invention further consists in certain de-- tails of construction andcombination of parts,

as will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

As herein shown, the wick-carrier consists of a long sheet-metal"wick-band A, adapted to encircle the draft-tube B so as to be in directcontact therewith, a small cylindrical horizontal socket C, projectingradially out: ward from the lower edge of the said band to which it issecured, and two pivotal clamping-arms D D, pivoted in brackets E E,secured to the band near the lower end thereof at opposite pointsthereon. The upper ends of the said clamps are furnished withinwardly-projecting teeth D, while their lower ends are provided eachwith a cam-finger D and an operating-finger D The operatingfingers D ofthe two clamping-arms are adapted to engage, when the wick-adjuster islifted, with the neck F of the lamp-fount, whereby the tooth ed upperends of the arms are thrown outwardly and disengaged from the wick G,their operating-fingers D being at this time thrown into longoperating-recesses H, formed in the draft-tube B toward the upper endthereof at opposite points therein. When the wick-carrier is pusheddownward into the lamp and the cam-fingers D D before mentioned, arecleared from the said neck of the fount, the operating-fingers D D rideup out of the lower ends of the said recesses, and then, engaging withthe plain surface of the draft-tube, cause the upper ends of the arms tobe thrown inward and the wick engaged and held, the wick-band beingthereto provided at opposite points in its circumference with narrowvertical slots A A, permitting the said operating-fingers to enter thesaid recesses and also to engage with the surface of the tube. The saidclamps I do not claim,- broadly, as a part of my invention,and wouldhave it understood that they may be replaced by any other suitabledevice for attaching the wick to the band.

As herein shown,the draw-bar of the wickadjuster is made from a piece ofheavy wire, straight in its main portion I, curved outwardly at itsupper end to form a handle I, and bent inwardly at a right angle at itslower end to form a foot 1 which is adapted mentioned, and forming along bearing for it.

I do not, however, limit myself to constructing the draw-bar as shownand described, the only requirement being, as far as my presentinvention is concerned, that it be provided at its lower end with a footadapted to co-operate with a socket carried by the wick-carrier, so asto couple the carrier and bar together. As herein shown, also, the lampis provided with a guide J, struck up from sheet metal in the form of aboss, and attached to the neck of the lamp over a vertical slot K,formed therein. This guide is vertically contracted along its outeredge, as at J, so as to in a manner fit around the straight main portionof the draw-bar and form a bearing therefor in its vertical movements.The upper end of the guide is, however, closed and forms a stop for thewick-adjuster when the same is raised to its highest position, so thatit cannot be integrally removed from thelamp. At its upper outer cornerthe guide is furnished with an openingJ which,bein g located at the verycorner of the guide, may be said to open both vertically and laterally.Considered asa vertical opening it permits the main portion of thedraw-bar to play up and down, and as a lateral opening it permits thefoot of the draw-bar to be drawn laterally out of the socket 0 when thewick-adjuster has been raised to its highest position, and it alsopermits the said foot to be inserted into the said socket when the samehas been aligned with the opening.

In the ordinary use of the lamp the burnersocket L, which fits into theupper edge of the ring F of the lamp-fount, prevents the wick-adjusterfrom being lifted high enough for the engagement of the cam-fingers D ofthe clamping-arms with the neck F of the lamp-fount, so that the wick isnever released except when the socket has been re-' moved and thewick-adj uster raised to itshighest position. It will be noticed thatwhen the draw-bar has been uncoupled from thewickcarrier the same may beintegrally removed from the lamp-fount by simply drawing its band upover the upper end of the draft-tube.

Under my invention the wick-adjuster is very readily assembled with thelamp-fount and as readily detached therefrom if for any reason it benecessary. Moreover, the device enables the wick to be attached to andremoved from the wick-carrier with great facility and with the leasthandling of the wick.

I am aware that a wick-adjuster having lts draw-bar made removable fromits wick-carrier is old and that it is also old to provide a guide forsuch a draw-bar. I do not, therefore, claim this construction, broadly.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Ina central-draft lamp, the combination, with a wick-carrier adaptedto be applied to the draft-tube of alamp and constructed with anoutwardly projecting horizontal radial socket forming a long bearing, ofa draw-bar having its lower end constructed to form a foot shaped toenter the said socket, and a closed guide forming a vertical bearing forthe said bar, secured to the top of the lampfount at theinner edgethereof and furnished at its upper outer corner with an opening facingupwardly and outwardly, whereby the straight portion of the bar ispermitted to play up and down in the guide and its foot to be movedlaterally thereto, substantially as set forth.

2. In a central-draft lamp, the combination, with a wick-carriercomprising a band encircling the draft-tube, a horizontal radial socketlocated at the lower end of the said band and forming a long bearing,andmeans carried by the band for securing the wick thereto, of a draw-barhaving a horizontal inwardly-tn rned foot at its lower end to enter thesaid socket and a closed guide secured to the top of the lamp-fount atthe inner edge thereof and shaped to form a vertical hearing for thesaid bar and constructed with an opening located at its upper outercorner and facing both upwardly and outwardly, substantially as setforth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

\VILLIAM C. HOMAN.

Witnesses:

S. D. HANNEY, W. L. BABCOCK.

